Senior Technical Animator

Senior Technical Animator

Epic Games is searching for a Senior Technical Animator with a passion for expressive character movement to work within the Cinematics team.

Key Responsibilities:

• Rig characters, props and vehicles
• Set up assets in Unreal Engine 5; including cloth, physics, blueprints
• Work closely with modelers and animators to ensure a smooth development pipeline and workflow that delivers high quality assets
• Assist and build pipeline tools and work with engine and project leads on continuous improvement of those engine tools
• Direct Technical Animation work for Cinematic trailers, including outsourced and internal trailers
• Provide support and optimization for Animation Team, including performance/speed optimizations, engine stability, control rig/constraint bug issues, and animation workflows
• Design UI Pickers for the Animation team

Requirements:

• Extensive experience rigging characters in the Unreal Engine
• A portfolio demonstrating rigging for a range of characters, bipeds, and creatures, both body and faces
• Attention to aesthetic detail, especially with regards to character deformation and physics movement
• Familiarity with the Unreal Engine 5 art pipeline
• Positive individual with strong written communication and teamwork skills
• Exceptional problem-solver
• Experience developing character pipelines and tools

Benefits:

Epic Games offers a comprehensive benefits package, including 100% paid benefits for employees and dependents, as well as a retirement savings plan with a competitive employer match.